Deletes one or more mezzanine files at a time.

Note All media processing operations in ApsaraVideo VOD, such as transcoding, snapshot capture, and content moderation, are performed on mezzanine files. If you delete the mezzanine files, you cannot perform follow-up media processing operations. Exercise caution when you call this operation.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DeleteMezzanines

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DeleteMezzanines.

VideoIds String Yes 23ab850b4f6*****54b6e91d24d8157,93ab850b4f6f4*****b6e91d24d81d4

The list of video IDs. A maximum of 20 video IDs can be specified at a time. Separate multiple IDs with commas (,).

Force Boolean No false

Specifies whether to forcibly delete the mezzanine file. Default value: false.

Note If a video is delivered without transcoding or is asynchronously transcoded, the mezzanine file of the video is used for original-quality playback. By default, the mezzanine file of the video cannot be deleted. To forcibly delete the mezzanine file, set this parameter to true.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
NonExistVideoIds List 93ab850b4f6f4*****b6e91d24d81d4

The IDs of the videos that do not exist.
RequestId String 25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58

The ID of the request.
UnRemoveableVideoIds List 23ab850b4f6f44*****b6e91d24d8157

The IDs of the videos whose mezzanine files cannot be deleted.

Note Generally, mezzanine files cannot be deleted if they are used for original-quality playback or you do not have required permissions to delete them.

Examples

Sample requests

https://vod.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DeleteMezzanines
&VideoIds=23ab850b4f6*****54b6e91d24d8157,93ab850b4f6f4*****b6e91d24d81d4
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DeleteMezzaninesResponse>
      <RequestId>25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58</RequestId>
      <NonExistVideoIds>93ab850b4f6f4*****b6e91d24d81d4</NonExistVideoIds>
      <UnRemoveableVideoIds>23ab850b4f6f44*****b6e91d24d8157</UnRemoveableVideoIds>
</DeleteMezzaninesResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "25818875-5F78-4A*****F6-D7393642CA58",
    "NonExistVideoIds": "93ab850b4f6f4*****b6e91d24d81d4",
    "UnRemoveableVideoIds":"23ab850b4f6f44*****b6e91d24d8157"
}

Error codes

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.

SDK examples

We recommend that you use a server SDK to call this operation. For more information about the sample code that is used to call this operation in various languages, see the following topics: